Bashar al-Assad

Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is living in Russia. A Syrian court sentenced him to death after convicting him in absentia of crimes against the Syrian people. A similar sentence was handed down to his brother, Maher al-Assad.

Syria’s representative to the global chemical weapons watchdog said authorities have uncovered a site containing raw materials used to make chemical bombs. According to him, the site was used by the military of deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad. Eighteen people allegedly involved in concealing the materials have been arrested.